Meaning

4 senses

  1. Any representation (map projection) of part of a sphere on a plane surface.

  2. A map constructed by stereographic projection, as described in Ptolemy's treatise Planisphaerium and later used in planispheric astrolabes

  3. A map of the whole world, especially those from the 16th–17th century

  4. Any of several charts of the celestial sphere having an overlay or window that may be adjusted to show the stars visible at a particular time, or from a particular place.

    Planisphäre

Examples

1 sentences

  1. What projection is this planisphere in?

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Translations

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By meaning 1
charts of the celestial sphere:

Origin

From plani- + sphere or plani- + -sphere.

From plani- + sphere or plani- + -sphere.

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Forms

plural: planispheres
Singularplanisphere
Pluralplanispheres

regular

Word family

1 related words
Derivedplanispheric

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
planetA2planetariumplanetaryplankplanktonplanner

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